The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
New Advertisements.

Spectacles-H. Hirschberg.
Photographers Notice.-T. Moss.
Notice OF Discharge.-Mrs. Hicks
Easter Sunday heralded in earnest
the opening of spring.
Miss SaIlie Levi is spending the
holidays OF the Sumter Convent at
home.
Mrs. John ". DuRant, Mrs. J. F.
Carraway, and Mrs John ". Nelson,
offNilliamsburg, are visiting relatives
in town.
The names of the various commit
tees of ladies assisting at the Fair
reached this Office too late for publ
cation this week.
A Fresh supply Hun Kee Tea
Sample packages locts. at Dinslns &
Co.'S.
They tax bachelors in Switzerland,
for they think the married men are
taxed enough already.
We are requested to announce that
Rev. ". G. Rollins will preach IN the
Manning Baptist Church next Sunday
morning and evening.
The bridge over Dingles mill in
Sumter county was destroyed by an
incendiary fire on last Thursday.
Rev. J. S. Beaseley, presididg elder,
preached in tie Methodist Church
here Saturday, Sunday, and Sunday
evening. His sermons were excellent,
receiving the full attention OF his large
audience
The Bishopville Enterprise has re-
Gently increased its size from four to
eight pages. Mr. 4. c. DuRant mas
lately sold out his interest in the pa
per to Mr. 6. Edwin Stokes.
S. Rush Cole, Esq, of Summerton,
was in town Monday. He is enthusi
astically sanguine over the prospect Of
the Eutawville Railroad going by way
of Summerton to Sumter.
"Does your mother wear switch?"
asked an inquisitive lady. eyes" re-
piled little johnnie, "but she always
uses her slipper"
The last Sunday Ne:cs was a paper
worth reading. News, literary, edito-
rial, all complete. It was becoming
Easter edition.
Messrs. j. G.. Dinkins & Co., have
the sole right to sell the celebrated
Il. Hirschberg's Improved Diamond
Spectacles. See their spectacle ad-
vertisement.
After the municipal election Mon-
day, the colored brass band was
brought into requisition, and the
newly elected council sereoaded.
Miss Ella Butler, spent Monday in
town and with her comes the bright
spring sunshine. Miss Ella never for
gets the Enterprise and called in to
cheer US with her pleasant smiles
BishopraQe Enterprise.
The compositor of the TINES asserts
that he is very good English reader,
but that he has made little progress
sion deciphering second hand Chinese
and Grecian hieroglyphics. He en-
ters his plea TO the correspondents OF
the TINES to send in their communi-
cations written legibly.
The Manning Guard voted unani-
mously for Capt. D. J. Aud of Sum-
ter for Lieutenant-Colonel and Geo.
W. Brown of Darling ,on for Major OF
the Fourth Regiment. Mr.. McIver
of Darlington who was spoken of for
the position of Major withdrew be-
fore the election.
81 know why the doctor Droughl
that little baby" said a five year old
the other day to her happy mother.
s:And why did the doctor bring the
baby ?" was asked. ''Cause it CRIES SO
much he did not want to keep it him,
SELF" was the reply.
In certain part Of town there are
three youag widowers. The question
now troubling these worthy juveniles,
is which of the three IS most anxious
to enjoy again the pleasures OF a ben
edict.
The Town election Monday pass.d
OF quietly, exciting very little interest
The following is the result Of the vote
Total vote cast 166.
For Intendent, ". K. Bell, $50.
For Wardens, ". Scott Harvin, AT
DIR. W. E. Brown, IA; ?. B. Thames
146; Theo Haryin, l3S; a. Weinberg
2S: Il. DeLane, 5; D. NJ. Bradham, 2